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International Dancesport Championships tonight
The 8th Footwork International Dancesport Championship will happen on Sunday, 2nd November at the Colombo Hilton. The competition will commence at 6.30pm where the crème de la crème of dancers from all over the world will take the floor for the chance to emerge victors of the Dancesport Sri Lanka 2014. Such forms of dancing [...]
Thomian Sing -Along with Sam the Man
Nihal Samarasinghe better known as ‘Sam the Man’, sing-along maestro, will come alive again for his old School by the Sea and to his OBA Centenary Group of S. Thomas’ College Mt. Lavinia. Thomian Sing – Along with ‘Sam the Man’ will be held on Saturday, 15th November at the Lotus Ball Room, Grand Oriental [...]
ISO Award for ‘ Swarna Solutions’
Swarna Solutions Limited, a member of Swarnavahini and the EAP Holdings Limited was recently awarded with the ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management System Certification by SGS Lanka (Pvt) Ltd. This certification was awarded in recognition of its total compliance with the required international norms and practices. The ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management System Certification is the highest [...]
Prasanna’s ‘28’ brings Lanka into limelight
Adding another international acclaim to his latest film, filmmaker Prasanna Jayakody’s ‘28’ has been nominated for two main awards at the Asia Pacific Screen Award (APSA), Australia The film has been nominated for Best Screenplay (Prasanna Jayakody) and Best performance by an actor (Mahendra Perera) awards at the 8th APSA held from November 29 to [...]
British comedy with Lankan touch
‘Sadaya Maarai Salli Hamarai’ (While the cash flowed, the party was perfect!) the Sinhala adaptation of British playwright Ray Cooney’s ‘Funny Money’, directed by Dharmapriya Dias will go on the boards at 6.30 pm on November 7 at St Joseph’s College, Maradana, Colombo10. A story revolves around a Sri Lankan couple living in England for [...]
Thinetha TV expands coverage
“Thinetha” Satellite TV Channel which is currently on Apstair 7 satellite, has expanded its transmission/coverage with Eutelsat 70 covering Asia, Middle East, Europe and Africa. The specialty of making these arrangements is to increase the viewership as the New Satellite transmission can be received through the smallest size of the dish from 65-80cm. After the [...]
‘Suba saha Yasa’ Popular play in town
‘Suba Saha Yasa’, an ever popular play by Simon Nawagaththegama will go on the boards at 3.30 pm and 6.45 p.m. on Friday November 14 at Namel Malini Punchi Theatre, Borella. The play stars Nihal Fernando, Sriyantha Mendis, Kusum Renu, Kumara Thirimadura, Wasantha Wittachchi, Samadara Ariyawansa, Amaradasa Thalgahagoda, Thiwanka Nayomi, Rathna D. Nambuge, Upul Mahanama, [...]
A documentary film to mark centenary of WWI
To mark the Centenary of the First World War (1914-18) which ended with the Armistice on November 11, ‘Apocalypse: World War One’, a series of documentary movies retracing the history of the Great War in five episodes will be screened on November 8 and 9 at the National Film Corporation, Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 07. The [...]
Comedy at Punchi Theatre
Two shows of ‘Ko Kukko’ a hilarious play written and directed by Mihira Sirithilaka will be staged at 3. 30pm and 6.45pm on Thursday, November 13 at the Borella Namel Malini Punchi Theatre. With Kumara Thirimadura, Sarath Kothalawela, Mihira Sirithilaka, Sarath Chandrasiri Sanketh Wickramage, Chinthaka Peiris and Janaka Rathnayake in performance, music is composed by [...]
Final directorial venture of Jayamanne ‘Diriya Dhoni’
One of the greatest cinematographers in Sri Lanka the late Andrew Jayamanna’s last tele direction, ‘Diriya Dhoni’ will be telecast every Thursday and Friday at 7.27 pm starting from October 30 on Rupavahini. Mr. Jayamanna who had directed a number of teledramas to his credit passed away on August 28, and he co-directed his last [...]
The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf reopen top floor lounge
The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf reopened the top floor lounge at their flagship Maitland Crescent store in Cinnamon Gardens last week after a six month refurbishment. The long awaited reopening returns the California based Coffee Bean brand to the top spot in the Colombo cafe and social scene, and is designed to be the [...]
Jetwing Hotels shines at World Travel Awards
Sri Lanka’s very own Jetwing Hotels picked up a total of 3 awards at the World Travel Awards, 2014, which marks the 7th consecutive year Jetwing has emerged victorious at the awards. Established in 1993, World Travel Awards seeks to acknowledge, reward, and celebrate excellence in all sectors of the tourism industry. Today, the WTA brand [...]
Sri Lanka and West Indies teams at Dickwella Resort
Dickwella Resort and Spa, managed by ‘Browns Hotels & Resorts’, unique property positioned on a peninsula along the southern coast, played host to the Sri Lanka and West Indies A Cricket teams recently. Cricketing legend, Sir Viv Richards was also present. Participating in the West Indies A tour of Sri Lanka 2014/15, both teams, accompanied [...]
It’s good tidings this season at Kingsbury!
The age old Christmas tradition of cake mixing heralds in the Christmas season at the Kingsbury. With just over one month left for the season, the Kingsbury began its celebrations with the cake mixing ceremony. Members of the hotel management including General Manager Maurice Cook along with the legendary musicians Annesley Malawana and CJ Dhason [...]